The Grinch

::hiding under the covers::

Be back tomorrow. Go mingle amongst yourselves for now. LoL.

Calling It Quits

You know, sometimes doing the right thing doesn't always feel good. Here's the problem: When I hate dislike someone, I want that person out of my life. I don't want to see him, I don't want to hear him, I don't want to receive lame excuses from him, I don't want to have anything to do with him (Why did I suddenly write "him"?! LoL. Sorry, just an old habit!). It's my whole "Don't waste eachother's time" philosophy.

So you could just imagine how much pain I'm going through right now: I still have three more weeks until my resignation date of March 4. Just trying to get past this first week was hard enough so I don't know how I will survive the next three. I thought, "Hey, we're updating our visitor's guide, let me stick around to help out since we already lost one person in the office." Well, I should've known that a little bit of selfishness goes a long, long way. People, save me!

Anyway, since we're on this topic already and I need to create a love-related post, here we go. Contrary to popular belief, I don't get bitter at this time of the year. Really, I don't. Most of the time, I just get pissy. Why? Because during this time of the year, I get a letter, an e-mail, an instant message, a guestbook entry, just something from someone from my past. On Saturday, I received such a thing. People, I truly believe that there are A LOT of people in this world. In the Philippines alone, there's an overpopulation problem, okay? I'm sure you can find a new friend somewhere, somehow. We don't need to rekindle anything. Please don't contact me because it's a waste of time. Like I said many times before, I may be single, but I'm not desperate. Most importantly, I'm not dumb enough to go back to someone who didn't know how to value a good thing when he had it.

And because I finally ignored what was going on her music video and was able to read the lyrics on MYX to appreciate the song, let me dedicate it to those who may have been affected by today's entry:

Don't Want To Be Your Friend
by Nina

I don't wanna see your face
I don't wanna hear your name
I don't want anything
Just stay away baby
Don't wanna know if you're alright
Or what you're doin' with your life
Don't wanna hear that you'll stay in touch maybe

I'll get just fine
So if you're goin' then darlin' goodbye, goodbye

Don't call me in the middle of the night no more
Don't expect me to be there
Don't think that it will be the way it was before
And I don't think I care
I'm not over you yet
And I don't want to be your friend

I'll forget we ever met
I'll forget I ever let
Ever let you into this heart of mine baby
You just gotta let me be
You gotta keep away from me
'cause all I want to be is just free of you baby
Don't you come around
And say you still care about me
Go now, go now

Don't call me in the middle of the night...

You take it casually, and that's what's killing me
I'll get by just fine
So if you're goin' then darlin' goodbye, goodbye

Don't call me in the middle of the night no more
Don't expect me to be there
Don't think that it will be the way it was before
No, no baby
Don't call me in the middle of the night no more
I don't want to be your friend
Don't think that it will be the way it was before
I don't want to be your friend...

-end of song

Year of the Rooster

Attention commitment-phobes! Look what I found: a very believable excuse to use this year. Just like any harmful weapon, please handle with care.

Tell Me His Name I Want To Know

Ahh, my favorite time of the year has arrived. It's a time when people start analyzing their relationships: It's a time when guys talk about their wife, girlfriend, or friends in such a way that I start having faith that good guys do exist. It's the time of the year when my name is plastered on people's websites: The first to do it this year is Tet (Congrats, my dear! HeHe!). It's the time of the year when I become "everyone's friend" because everyone just wants to make sure that I don't jump off a cliff when February 14 arrives. I solemnly swear! HeHe.

What I can't comprehend is why none of you know of a single, good-looking, tall, smart man. I don't get it. I really don't. This topic has been unanswered for a number of years now and to tell you the truth, I'm getting tired of the self-pitying. ;P

I looked at Zara's Friendster's list a few months back and the one guy that I thought had potential turned out to be a "He's not pogi in real life." The one guy that Kuya Heinz keeps telling me about is Torpe with a capital T (Kuya H, may pinagmanahan ba yan? LoL!). Please do me a huge favor and look at your family tree this weekend: is there really no hope? Don't be the bearer of bad news and look hard...then, e-mail me his resume, bio, NBI/FBI clearance, medical records, photo I.D., and other pertinent information (HeHe!) to phenominadotnet-at-yahoo.com. Yeah, you know I mean business when I actually write my e-mail address on here. Bring it on! ::insert sound of crickets here::

The Other Job

Me: I got the job.
You: JET?
Me: No, not JET.
You: Weren't you talking about JET yesterday and the day before?
Me: Yeah, but there was another job.
You: EPIK?
Me: No, not EPIK.
You: What the heck is this job then?!

If you lived in Seattle, that's what our conversation would've been like today. Yes, it's a good thing you guys don't live in Seattle near me; I tend to confuse others with my confusion about my life. Call it my charm. ;P

Anyway, I got the job. I meant to spill the beans here on Friday, but I didn't want to jinx it. There's still potential to jinx this whole situation since "I'm hired, but not yet," but let me live on the edge just for one moment. HeHe.

I applied for a Marketing Specialist-Asia position. This was one of the two job interviews I had last week. Coming out of the 1-hour-and-10-minute interview, I was salivating over the position. I wanted it and I knew I had a good chance in getting it. Today, I was notified that "I'm hired, but not yet." Since this is another government job, I have to deal with bureaucracy. There will be a two-week wait for my clearance. So we shall all sit and wait. In the meantime, let me explain the job:

• Travel to Asia: Japan
  
• Travel to Asia: China
  
• Travel to Asia: Hong Kong

Okay, okay, so there's more to that, but that's what made me want this job. There will be at least four tradeshows in Asia a year, a couple of domestic travel, and the opportunity to also travel to Europe to see what's going on over there. I'll have full benefits (so my mom will be satisfied with that!) and my salary will be much higher than what I'm currently earning (read: I can finally move out!). Is this my dream job? It certainly has potential.

The downside: I'll still be living in Seattle. It will be more stressful as I will have more responsibilities including dealing with the media (domestically and internationally). Okay, fine, the only real downside is that I will still be living in Seattle.

So kids, what's the verdict? To JET or not to JET (and take this position instead)?